Steve Allen

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comedian human musician talk show host television personality writer

Steve Allen was an American television personality, comedian, musician, and writer best known as the original host and creator of the late-night talk show format in the United States.

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Steve Allen (as host of The Tonight Show) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comedian ⓘ
human ⓘ
musician ⓘ
talk show host ⓘ
television personality ⓘ
writer ⓘ
awardReceived Emmy Award ⓘ
birthName Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen ⓘ
causeOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1921-12-26 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2000-10-30 ⓘ
ethnicGroup Irish American ⓘ
familyName Allen ⓘ
fieldOfWork late-night television ⓘ
television entertainment ⓘ
genre comedy ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
givenName Stephen ⓘ
hasPart Man-on-the-street interview segments on television ⓘ
influenced David Letterman ⓘ
Jay Leno ⓘ
Johnny Carson ⓘ
knownFor being the original host of The Tonight Show ⓘ
creating the late-night talk show format in the United States ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
name Steve Allen self-link ⓘ
notableWork Meeting of Minds ⓘ
Tonight Starring Steve Allen ⓘ
surface form: The Steve Allen Show

The Tonight Show ⓘ
occupation actor ⓘ
comedian ⓘ
composer ⓘ
musician ⓘ
radio host ⓘ
television personality ⓘ
television talk show host ⓘ
writer ⓘ
placeOfBirth New York ⓘ
New York City ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
placeOfDeath California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Encino ⓘ
surface form: Encino, Los Angeles

United States of America ⓘ
religion secular humanism ⓘ
residence Los Angeles ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Jayne Meadows ⓘ
wrote Dumbth: And 81 Ways to Make Americans Smarter ⓘ
The Talk Show Murders ⓘ
Vulgarians at the Gate ⓘ

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Tonight Starring Steve Allen → host → Steve Allen ⓘ
Steve Allen → name → Steve Allen self-link ⓘ
The Tonight Show → notableHost → Steve Allen ⓘ
The Tonight Show → originalHost → Steve Allen ⓘ
Jack Paar → precededBy → Steve Allen ⓘ
this entity surface form: Steve Allen (as host of The Tonight Show)